unless otherwise credited, all photos courtesy of Darrin Robinson


WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF PROVINCIAL FIGURE CHAMPION and NATIONAL LEVEL FIGURE COMPETITOR, LORI-ANN REDDING

Monday, November 27, 2006

Brantford to Toronto

OPA in Brantford
(Cindy and I...It was soo nice to See you and Glen!! We haven't seen each other since the Nationals)

Saturday
I headed out to the OPA level one and two Bodybuilding and Figure Championships in Brantford. I was there for the day with Allmax and to cheer on my friends that were in the show. Congratulations to Tami (pictured left with her coach Tammy) on her 2nd place finish, congrats to Jake on looking fabulous on stage and being in the two largest classes of the entire show, and Dave on his 3rd place finish in the heavy weight class. It was huge show with a great turnout, over 130 athletes competed. It was so nice to see everyone and meet new friends!! It's always one big reunion at these events. What a great way to finish the 2006 competitive season!!
Congratulations to everyone that competed this year!

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Sunday

Darrin and I attended the Food and Wine expo in Toronto at the Convention Center. It was nice afternoon with the exception of the parking being a little hectic..with 4 other shows going on and with something going on at the Rogers Center--downtown was crazy. The Food and Wine expo was a little smaller than we expected but we had the chance to sample lots of different foods and wine from all over the world. Darrin had deep fried Octopus (pictured left) and got the chance to try several different wines, beer, ale, coolers, and Saki. My favourite beverage was called the Blackfly, it's a vodka cooler and it's yummy! But anything made with sugar is tasty to me:):) We had a very busy weekend and it all ended off with ordering in pizza and watching Survivor Series.


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ps. its my birthday tomorrow!! Nov. 28th....

Just as I was finishing this blog I had a nice surprise visit from my mom!! She came over to wish me a happy birthday! Thanks mom..I love you:)

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks Lori-Ann the pics were great! It was a huge show.

Congrats to all the winners and participants, especially Dave I was soooo proud of him.

Happy Birthday to you!! What are you doing for your special day?

Lori-Ann said...

Hey Jake,
I'm glad you liked the pics..i wish the stage shots turned out better but i was at a horrible angle.

For my b-day...during the day it will be the same as always..work then gym then we are going out for dinner and thats about it unless Darrin surprises me with something:)

talk to you soon,
LA:)

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday LA...hope you have a well rested day..beside the heavy workout! Wishing lots of expensive presents from the man of your dreams...Darrin too!LOL

Remember what Peter said..it's all down hill from here....NOT!!!!!We ladies get better with age...kinda like a fine wine.

Hope your days is full of wonderful surprises.

P.S. Cheyenne says Woof, Woof, Woof...I think she's trying to say Happy Birthday Mom...and not I want out~~

Anonymous said...

happy birthday LA - we will have to plan something so i can give you your lil gift :)
enjoy your day have you cake AND eat it too:)

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday LA,
Glad to hear you had a visit from your Mom. I hope you have a great day tomorrow, and an awesome evening.
Love You,
Mom, Dad.

DMac said...

Happy Birthday LA!!!

Make him take you somewhere expensive. I dunno, the Carriage House perhaps?!

Not sure when, but hope to see you soon!

(What did you get?)

Anonymous said...

Happy Happy BIRTHDAY Lori-Ann!!!!
Hope you have a wonderful day and I'd have to totally agree with my husband on his comment about The Carriage House. You deserve the best :)

Anonymous said...

Happy Birtday honey! Now you can actually say that you are "29 and holding"!!! Next year will be your "big 30"! Maybe Darrin will throw you a huge party at the gym and invite all of us! Wouldn't that be great?

Have a super day (don't work too hard) and a wonderful dinner tonight! Remember to look in your mailbox when you get home this afternoon!

Be very careful driving this morning, it's really foggy out there!

With much love,
Mom

Anonymous said...

Hi again honey,

I really mean "Happy BIRTHDAY"!
(and I did proof read it too!!)

Love,
Mom

Lori-Ann said...

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes...what a great way to start my day:):) Darrin had to rush off to work this morning but gave me a couple gifts and a very sweet card before he left, thanks babe..i love you:):)

I forgot to get my plate sticker so thats the first thing on the to-do list today:):)

Thank you to mom, my other mom and dad and the Duncan clan for all the great bday gifts..i'm soo spoiled:):)

Thanks again everyone:)
LA:)

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday LA! Have a good one.

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Lori-Ann...1 more year and you'll be the big 3-0 like me (it's not as big a deal as eveyone says it is!)

Thanks for cheerin us on at the show too and for the pics!

Tami

Lori-Ann said...

D, thanks babe!! I love you:) Thank you for making my day extra special and spoiling me once again!

Hey Tami....we can enter "old age" together!! lol...Thanks for the birthday wishes:)You looked amazing on stage!! Enjoy your off season and the holidays..diet season will be here before we know it:(

I had a great day yesterday!! Woke up to presents from D, worked for only an hour, went to the gym then D treated me to an extravagent dinner at one of our favourite restaurants. I ate waaaaaaaaaaay too much and feel like a cow today but it was worth every dirty bite.

Thanks everyone for making my day great!!

LA:)

Anonymous said...

Happy Belated Bday girl! I'm happy to hear Darrin spoiled you! You deserve everything that is good in this world.

oh what I would give to be 29 again. Enjoy.

Deb